Meridian State Park

Meridian State Park
Meridian State Park grotto
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Location	Bosque County, Texas
Nearest town	Meridian, Texas
Coordinates	31°53′27″N 97°41′51″W / 31.890791°N 97.697566°W / 31.890791; -97.697566^[1]
Area	505.4 acres (204.5 ha)
Elevation	1,040 feet (320 m)
Opened	1935
Owned by	Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
Visitors	37,626 (in 2022)^[2]
Website	tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/meridian

Meridian State Park is a state park in Bosque County, Texas, United States. The park is 505 acres (204 ha).^[3]

History

The park opened in 1935, two years after the state acquired the land from private owners.^[4] The park's facilities were constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps.^[5]

Recreation

The park has over 5 miles of hiking trails, as well as opportunities for swimming, fishing, and paddling in Lake Meridian. There are various types of campsites, as well as screened shelters and three cabins.^[6]

Nature

The park has a wide variety of wildlife. Among its bird species is the endangered golden-cheeked warbler, which nests in Ashe juniper trees during the summer. Fish species in the lake include bream, crappie, catfish, and largemouth bass.^[7]

References

^ "Meridian State Park — Texas Parks & Wildlife Department". tpwd.texas.gov. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
^ Christopher Adams. "What is the most visited state park in Texas? Here's the top 10 countdown". KXAN.com. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
^ "Meridian State Park History — Texas Parks & Wildlife Department". tpwd.texas.gov. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
^ "Meridian State Park History — Texas Parks & Wildlife Department".
^ "Meridian State Park, Texas".
^ "Meridian State Park — Texas Parks & Wildlife Department". tpwd.texas.gov. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
^ "Meridian State Park Nature — Texas Parks & Wildlife Department". tpwd.texas.gov. Retrieved March 28, 2022.

External links

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Official website
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Meridian State Park
Civilian Conservation Corps work on Texas State Parks
Meridian State Park at The Look of Nature: Designing Texas State Parks During the Great Depression

Protected areas of Texas

Federal

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National Historic Trails	El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro
National Recreation Areas	Amistad Lake Meredith
National Wild and Scenic Rivers	Rio Grande
National Wildlife Refuges	Anahuac Aransas Attwater Prairie Chicken Balcones Canyonlands Big Boggy Brazoria Buffalo Lake Caddo Lake Grulla Hagerman Laguna Atascosa Little Sandy Lower Rio Grande Valley McFaddin Muleshoe Neches River San Bernard Santa Ana Texas Point Trinity River
National Forests	Angelina Davy Crockett Sabine Sam Houston
National Grasslands	Caddo Lyndon B. Johnson McClellan Creek Rita Blanca
Other Protected Areas	Big Thicket National Preserve Padre Island National Seashore

State

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State Forests and Arboretums	E.O. Siecke I.D. Fairchild John Henry Kirby Masterson W. Goodrich Jones Ruth Bowling Nichols Arboretum Olive Scott Petty Arboretum
State Wildlife Trails	Great Texas Coastal Heart of Texas Panhandle Plains Prairies and Pineywoods

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

v t e Municipalities and communities of Bosque County, Texas, United States
County seat: Meridian
Cities	Clifton Cranfills Gap Iredell Meridian Morgan Valley Mills‡ Walnut Springs	Bosque County map
CDPs	Kopperl Laguna Park Mosheim
Other communities	Cayote Cedar Shores Eulogy Lakeside Village Norse Smith Bend Womack
Ghost towns	Brazos Point Greenock Pendell Rock Springs
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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